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Painting:
Oil and gold leaf
on
Canvas.

I painted this iconic portrait in 2015 to celebrate Barack Obama - and what he was trying to do to save us from the deep recession, give us healthcare and unify us as a nation. He accomplished a lot, but unfortunately there are also powers who blocked many advances just because he was black. I wanted to portray his ability to remain cheerful and optimistic - and his ability to laugh even at himself - even in the midst of all the suppression. I also wanted to make the portrait iconic - by using methods from the Russian Orthodox icon art tradition. He proved to be one of the greatest Presidents of all time and history will be kind to him.